Weighing scale poise



Jan. 10, 1950.

Filed June 15, 1946 L. S. WILLIAMS WIEIIIGI-JIBKE SCALE POISE 2 Sheets-Sheet l L. S. WILLIAMS WEIGHING SCALE POISE Jan. 10, 195 0 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 15, 1946 INVENTOR. Lawrence J. VV/W/ams 2ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 10, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WEIGHIN G SCALE POISE Lawrence's. Williams, Toledo; Ohio, assignor to Toledo Scale Company, Toledo, Ohio, a corporationof New Jersey Application June 13, 1946;Serial No. 676,537

1 3 Claims.

In my co-pending application Ser; No. 644,031, now Patent Number 2,473,084; there is shown a weighing scale poise which is designed for'use with'a weigh beam; Thestructure shown in said patent consists of castmembers which are designed to accomplish-the objectives of elimination of precision machining, ease of assembly, versatility of employment, i. c. it is unnecessary to change the design for use with weigh beams of various depths and which accomplishes these objectives by straddling the weigh beam with which it is employed.

The instant invention is an improvement on the design shown in my co-pending application and has for its purposethe provisionof a weighing scale poise adapted to be used with a weigh beam which can be more easily constructed than poises comprising castings.

A further advantage Of the presentimproved form of poiseconstruction lies in the fact that the ratio between its unloaded and loaded weights can be much greater than the same'ratio of a poise constructed from castings.

A poise for a weigh beam has several requirements which determine its general construction. These include the necessity for providing an enclosed at least partially hollow body into which molten lead or other heavy material may be loaded toseal the poise at its predetermined weight so that when it is employed on the weigh beamit will counterbalance a weight on the scale corresponding to its position on the beam. Other requirements are that the assembled poise be rigidly and accurately formed and that means be provided to allow it to move freely along the beam and yet to be securely locked in any selected position.

These objectives are all met by my former poise construction and also are accomplished by the present construction.

This invention consists in constructing a weigh beam poise from a sheet of cut and folded metal having a rigid assembled structure and a low unloaded weight.

In the drawings:

Figure I is a fragmentary view in elevation of a portion of a weigh'beam equipped with a poise embodying the instant invention.

Figure II is a vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line II II of Figure I.

Figure III is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line III-III of Figure II.

Figure IV is a sectional View taken substantially on the line IV-IV of Figure III.

Figure V is an isometric view of the main mem ber of the poise embodying the instant invention shown in partly formed condition.

Figure VI is a view similar to Figure V but showing the poise'in a later step in its formation.

Figure VII is a view similar to Figure VI but of the finally formed poise body.

Figure VIII is a view of a partition for the poise shown in Figure VII.

Figure IX is an isometric view from beneath of a formed cover for the poise shown in Figure VII.-

The poise embodying the instant invention is designed'for use with a weigh beam 8 which is pivoted on a fulcrum stand 2 and to which load is applied by a-steelyardrod 3. The weigh beam l'is' equipped with a balance weight 4 and has two tare'poises 5 and 6. The weigh beam I has an upper beam 1 on which is mounted two in dicating bars B and a'positioning bar 9. A weight counterbalance poise Hi is mounted on the upper beam 1 for longitudinal movement thereon and supports on its upper surface a fractional beam bracket H which mounts a fractional beam and poisel2 which indicate portions of the weight of the-load being weighed that are smaller than the major increments of weight indicated by the position of the poise ill with respect to the indicating bar 81 The poise ls'consists of a main body l3 which is shown in'Figure VII and which is generally saddle shaped. The body it hasa center web Mwhich overlies the beam l and two depending pockets liand it which lie one on each side of the beam 1 when the poise is mounted thereon. The body '13 (Figure'V) is formed from. a single sheet of metal which is cut with pairs of wings II and v18 .at its ends and a pair of tabs IS on one side near the center web It. The sheet of metal from. which the. body [3 is formed is bent progressively as shown in Figures V, VI and VII to form a double U-shaped member with the horizontal web i4 between the adjacent arms of the two U"s.'1 The wings H and it are then bent inwardly to form the pockets l5 and it. The edges of the various pieces of metal which form the walls of the pockets l5 and H5 are then welded or :soldered or otherwise secured to form integral structures. A divider 28 is then dropped into each of the pockets l5'and it to provide compartments within the pockets.

When the sheet of metal from which the body is to be formed is blanked out a pair of holes 2| are punched in the web l4. After the body 13 is formed as shown in Figure VII five pairs of holes are drilled horizontally through the upper portions of inner walls 22 and 23 of the two pockets l5 and 5 respectively. Two of these-pairs of holes 24 and. 25 mount pins 26"and 21 respectively which serve as axles for twin rollers 28 and 29. The twin rollers 28 and 29 straddle the positioning bar 9 and run on the upper surface of the beam 1 supporting the poise 10 as it is moved along the beam. A

pair of spacers and 3| are mounted between the walls 22 and 23 on two pins 32 each of which extends through a pair of holes 33 drilled through the walls 22 and 23. The fifth pair of holes 34 mounts a pin 35 on which is swiveled a latch 36. The forward end of the latch 36 extends from between the walls 22 and 23 downwardly into engagement with a series of notches 31 cut in the positioning bar 9 and serves to hold the poise it) in any one of the selected positions. The latch 36 is urged into any one of the notches 3'! by a spring 38 which is twisted around the spacers 30 and 3| and bears on the under side of a rearwardly extending arm 39 of the latch 36. The arm 39 extends out from between the walls 22 and 23 and is formed into a handle 40 for manual operation and release of the latch 36.

When the latch 36 is engaged in one of the notches 3'! the forward pointed ends of the tabs is are in line with similar indicia carried on the bars 8 which indicate the value of the load being counterbalanced by the poise in that particular position.

A formed cover 4| (see also Figure IX) is shaped from a single flat sheet of metal and overlies the web M of the poise body I3 and the open upper ends of the pockets l5 and I6. A notch 42 which is cut at the rear of the cover 4| accommodates the arm 39 of the latch 36. A pair of holes 43 are punched in the ridge of the cover 4| on the same centers as the holes 2| are punched in the web M of the poise body |3 with which the cover 4| is associated. A pair of screws 44 are inserted from beneath the holes 2| and the holes 43 and threaded into the fractional beam bracket I to hold it in place above the poise I0 and to secure the cover 4| to the poise body I3.

After a weigh beam poise has been assembled, a

i. e. in the case of the instant invention, after the poise body l3 has been formed and the rollers 28 and 29 and latch 36 correctly mounted in the poise, it may be loaded to a predetermined weight with lead or other loading material 45 which may be poured or staked in the pockets l5 and I6 to give the poise the proper weight for counterbalancing loads in accordance with the capacity of the scale and weigh beam on which it is to be employed. The poise I0 is retained on the beam 1, which it straddles, by means of a pair of clips 46 which are secured to the bottoms of the pockets l5 and I6 by screws 41 that also extend up and into the bottoms of the dividers 20. When it is desired to remove the poise from the beam the clips 46 are unscrewed and the poise can be lifted off the beam.

The poise usuall is sealed to its exact final weight by being placed on the beam with which it is to be used and its load counterbalance ability tested against known weights. A poise embodying the instant invention is particularly adapted to such sealing procedure. The main body |3 with its latch and rollers can be placed on the beam and the fractional beam and poise |2 its bracket II and the cover 4| supported on the web M of the poise body l3 by simpl inserting the screws 44 into the fractional beam bracket I from above so that they extend downwardly beyond the bracket II to properly position this structure with respect to the poise body |3 by extending into the holes 2|. This permits the cover 4| to be easily removed from the poise in order to add or remove small quantities of the loading material 45. When the poise has been properl sealed to the tolerance required it can be removed from the beam and the screws 44 inserted in the positions shown in Figure III to assemble the entire structure.

The principal advantage of the construction described accrues from the fact that the poise body is formed of sheet material which need only be a fraction of an inch thick and which is extremely light in weight when compared to the finished weight of the loaded poise. This has the advantage of permitting the poise to be used with scales of many different capacities in addition to the advantages which arise from the simple stamping and bending of the sheet metal as contrasted with the more difiicult casting operations necessary to produce a poise such as is shown in my co-pending application.

The embodiment of the invention which has been described may be modified to meet various requirements.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A sheet metal structure serving as a frame of a weighing scale poise, said structure comprising an assembly havin an inverted U-shaped center portion including downwardly directed sections adapted to straddle a weigh beam, 2. laterally extending section at the lower termination of each section of the U-shaped center portion, an upwardly directed section at the end of each lateral section, and wings on some of said sections for forming end walls for the pockets formed by said sections.

2. A sheet metal structure serving as a frame of a weighing scale poise, said structure comprising an inverted U-shaped center portion, stiffening members for holding the walls of the U-shaped portion in alignment, rollers mounted in the U-shaped portion for supporting the poise on a weigh beam, downwardly extending extensions of the center portion straddling the weigh beam, and outwardly and upwardly extending extensions some of which have wings to cooperate with the other extensions to form pockets on either side of the weigh beam for the reception of loading material.

3. A sheet metal structure serving as a frame for a weighing scale poise, said structure comprising an inverted U-shaped section each leg of which has a first portion adjacent the face of the beam, a laterally extending portion and a vertical section, and wings adjacent some of the sections, said wings and sections forming pockets to receive poise loading material, a cover attachable to the center section and extending over the pockets, and rollers journaled in the U-shaped section for supporting the assembly.

LAWRENCE S. WILLIAMS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 808,421 Williams Dec. 26, 1905 1,900,418 Seederer Mar. 7, 1933 

